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Rotary club news Guest speaker John Stanwick described his extensive experiences with helicopters, including his current role as Ansetts chief helicopter pilot. Following an inspection of Cedar Creek Falls by Ron Impey and Steve Helvig, Rotary undertook to install picnic tables and a barbecue at the falls and improve the walking track and car park. Help for the aged was carried out with the erection of a garden shed in Marathon St by Bill Worthington, Dan Spencer and Alf Casey. Airlie Beach...

Whitsunday ambulance sub-centre A building fund appeal had been initiated to provide permanent accommodation for the sub-centre in Schnapper St. Cannonvale P&C elections New officers for the year were president Frank Turvey, vice-presidents Selwyn Hawken and Bruce Ross, secretary Joan Draman and treasurer Margaret Berry. Where is Airlies Beach? Sand was disappearing from the beach, the foreshore of which resembled a rocky, greyish excuse. Sand was readily available at the mouth of the Prose...

The new Year 1 enrolment was 25 students. Visit of Bill Lamond Bill is the son of Henry G Lamond, the famous author who took up South Molle in 1926. Bill came to Proserpine last week as guest speaker at the Lions Club. Rotary Club guest speaker Proserpines 1981 Nurse of the Year Janette McCall outlined her campaign to raise funds for the Queensland Cancer Fund. She hoped to follow in the footsteps of last years Nurse of the Year Sister Merle Telford who raised $9100 from a similar position...

North Queensland Zone of ABCA Nev Smith, Cheryl Raiteri and Lui Raiteri were all elected as executive members of the competitive wing of ABCA. Los Angeles here we come Ten local tourism ambassadors are joining the inaugural flight to Los Angeles from Townsville to promote tourism in the Whitsundays. The local Charter Boat Owners Association has released a brochure to add to the promotion in the USA. New business people in Airlie Doug Mayson purchased Ampol Service Station at Cannonvale. ...

Proserpine Guardian on January 15, 1981: Planned excavation of the cliff face at Shute Harbour This will push the levelled area back, making room for 300 parking bays and a ledge area below the upper road on which to position fuel tanks for servicing boats. Vietnamese to arrive on Sunday Two Vietnamese refugee families will arrive for settlement in the district this week. A meeting recently led to the formation of PRAC, the Proserpine Refugee Committee, which would meet the families and set...

Improvements to accommodation and facilities would continue through 1981. Year end celebrations 17 boys and girls boarded MV Mizama with their leader Sonia Grevell for a cruise to Earlando to finish off the 1980 year. There they swam, sailed and rode horses before returning to Airlie Beach. Chaos at Shute Proserpine Council closed the main car park area at Shute Harbour Jetty to carry out works to increase its size. Ill feelings ran high as police began booking cars. There appeared to be ...